Teddy
Director, Co-Producer, Director of Photography
“Teddy” is a verité portrait of a male birth worker supporting pregnant people in Houston, Texas. A security guard by day, 27-year-old Teddy Gant trained to become a doula to combat the high rate of adverse birth outcomes among Black women and their infants. In Houston, this issue is particularly acute as Black people who gave birth in Harris County between 2016 and 2020 had the highest pregnancy-related death rate among all racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. As a doula working predominantly with Black women, Teddy helps his clients achieve a positive, safe, and empowering birth on their terms.
Supported by the Austin Film Society, to be released in 2025